Billfold



Nov. 16,1937. L A, MUELLER 2,099,569

BILLFOLD Filed Nov. 25, 1955 A INVENToR 704i? yk yyr/Lzf/ AT TORNE Patented Nov. 16, 1937 UNITED -sTATEs PATENT OFFICE Application November 25, 1935, Serial No. 51,432

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in a billfold of the' type which is provided with a coin pocket, it more particularly relating to the manner in which the coin pocket is constructed and is attached to the billfold.

An object of the invention is to provide that when the pocket is attached in its proper place in the billfold, the thickness of the billfold is not increased to any appreciable extent.

Another object of the invention is to provide a coin pocket having a bellows fold in the sides thereof to permit of a wider opening of the pocket than is now available.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of the inside of the billfold in an open position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary, longitudinal section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective detailed View of portions of one of the sheets of the billfold.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the coin pocket in detail.

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the sheet shown in Fig. 4 after the coin pocket has been sewn in place.

Referring to the drawing, the inner sheet to which the coin pocket is attached is indicated at I, and as this sheet is the only one involved in the operation, the several other sheets or portions of the completed billfold are not mentioned except one of the partitions and the outer sheet 2 which forms the outer surface of the billiold when the same is closed, the closed position, however, not being shown in the present drawing.

One side edge of the inner sheet or wall I is integr-ally attached to the outer sheet or wall 2, while the other or free edge of the sheet or wall I is stitched to one of the inner partitions 25 as indicated at 25'; A portion of the sheet or wall 2 in at form is shown in Fig. 4. The

inner sheet or wall I is rst pierced to form the i opening indicated at 3, 4, 5, 6, l, and 8, and

n slitted at 9 and Ill, whereby the tab I I is produced.

wall I so as to lay along the rear side of the sheet or wall I, the outer edge of the tab I2 shown at I2 before this fold is made is also shown at I2"' after bein-g folded. The tab may be cemented to the sheet or wall I where Contact is made therewith. This completes the workon the sheet or wall I.

The coin pocket is shown in perspective in Fig. 5. In the present case, this pocket is composed of two portions of material, a rectangular member I6 to which is cemented along three sides the movable portion I6 in which the bellows folds are made. In order that the coin pocket may fit into the opening in the sheet or wall I left by the removal of material to form the opening previously mentioned, which opening includes that left by the tab II when the tab is bent to the open position, the bellows folds are made slightly smaller measured from I1 to I8, Fig. 5, than the opening between the edges 3 and 5, Fig. 4. Therefore, when the coin pocket is to be attached to the sheet I, Vthe portion forming the bellows fold is placed in the opening in the sheet or Wall I from the rear of the sheet, and stitched to the sheet I along the marginal edges I9, 26 and 2|. The stitching in the completed operation is shown at 22, Figs. 1 and 6 in short dash lines, and it can be seen that the stitching goes through the two portions forming the coin pocket, the rectangular sheet IB and the bellows fold portion I6 as well as the sheet I. The edges of the bellows sheet I6', aswell as the edges of the rectangular sheet I6 being on the rear of the edges of the sheet 2 as viewed from Fig. 1. In the present instance, it is not necessary to stitch along the vertical edge 4 of the opening in the sheet I.

In Fig. 5 the showing in full lines illustrates the coin pocket in its closed position, while in dot-dash lines there is a representation of the bellows fold as it appears when the pocket is in an open position. In the outer portion of the bellows fold portion is attached one of the members 23 of a small fastener by means of which the pocket may be kept in a closed position, the other member of the snap fastener being shown at 24 attached to the tab II.

In the drawing it is necessary to exaggerate the thicknesses of the materials from which the billfold is made, but it can be understood that normally the pocket may be made of much thinner material than other portions of the billfold, so much so that the several thicknesses of the coin pocket material is approximately the same thickness as one of the single sheets of the billfold. This comparison is made more particular- 1y in reference to the double folds of pocket material indicated at Ila and 18a, Fig. 5, which are somewhat less in thickness, if anything, whereby along the surface of the opened billfold in the vicinity of the section Vline 3 3, Fig. l, the forward portions of the sheet I, and the pocket are substantially ush, and the entire billfold is not unduly increased in thickness by the addition of the coin pocket when constructed as described.

Having thus described the invention, it vis claimed:

1. A billfold comprising an outer wall having its bottom longitudinal edge and one transverse edge folded back upon itself, an inner wall including an integral body portion, spaced parallel legs, anda ilap lying between said legs and independently thereof and connected to the body portion, an inner coin pocket wall sewed to said inner Wall inwardly of the iap, a front coin pocket Wall having its sides pleated to define side pocket walls, the edges of said coin pocket walls being extended beyond the pleats, one of said legs being folded over the outer edges of the inner and front pocket Walls, the inner edges of said pocket Walls being received between the folded longitudinal edge of the outer wall, and stitching connecting said edges together.

2. A billfold comprising a main outer wall having one transverse edge folded back upon itself, a main inner wall attached to one longitudinal edge of Vsaid main outer Wall, said main inner wall including an integral kbody portion, spaced parallel legs, a flap lying between said legs and independently thereof and connected to the body portion, an inner coin pocket wall sewed to said main inner Wall inwardly of the flap, a front coin pocket wall having its sides pleated to define side pocket walls, the edges of said front and inner coin pocket walls being extended beyond the pleats, one of said legs being folded over 'the outer edges of the inner and front pocket Walls, and means for connecting said leg and` pocket walls together, the inner edges of said pocket walls being attached to said main inner wall adjacent its point vof juncture with said main outer Wall.

LOUIS A. MUELLER. 

